Pigments (Lab 5)

Question 1

proplastid

Answer 1

a cytoplasmic organelle from which a plastid develops

Question 2

etioplast

Answer 2

intermediate plastid before chloroplast (white)

Question 3

chloroplast

Answer 3

plastid responsible for the photosynthesis (green)

Question 4

chromoplast

Answer 4

plastids with different pigments besides chlorophyll (red, pink, blue,…)

Question 5

leucoplast

Answer 5

non-pigmented plastid responsible for the storage of starch, lipids or proteins

Question 6

amyloplast

Answer 6

type of leucoplast storing the starch

Question 7

elaioplast

Answer 7

type of leucoplast storing the lipids

Question 8

proteinoplast

Answer 8

type of leucoplast storing the proteins

Question 9

plant breeding

Answer 9

parents crossed to create a new plant with the desired traits of the parents

Question 10

genetic modification

Answer 10

genes manually modified to produce the desired traits on the plant